SAIF Corp. v. Scott

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that set aside its denial of claimant’s occupational disease claim. The issue is whether the order is supported by substantial evidence.

Claimant asserts that he suffers from allergic sensitivities due to his exposure to the chemicals colophony and thiuram during his employment between July, 1977, and June, 1978. Employer correctly acknowledges that, under ORS 656.202(2) and Johnson v. SAIF, 78 Or App 143, 146, 714 P2d 1098, rev den 301 Or 240 (1986), the compensability of claimant’s disease is controlled by the version of…